Where does “verruqueux” come from?

verruqueux (French) comes from Latin verrucosus, from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verruqueux (French): warty

Definitions

  1. warty

Ancestry of “verruqueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverrucosuswarty; rough, rugged
2Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →